Biography
Suzanne Horwitz is primarily a figurative sculptor, although she has completed large installations and conceptual work as well. Through a methodology that employs viewer-object orientation, her work engages in socio-cultural commentary. Recently, she has been exploring the concepts of fragmented vision and identity using reconfigured facial features in a bas-relief format.
Her work has been presented in numerous exhibition venues including: Montclair Art Museum, Montclair, New Jersey; The Art Student’s League of New York; The Center for Visual Arts, Summit, New Jersey; Chicago Cultural Center; Artemesia Gallery; ARC Gallery; Around the Coyote Festival and Gallery; The Art Center of Highland Park; the Beverly Art Center; and Woman Made Gallery.
Horwitz’s sculpture won recognition at the Montclair Art Museum, Montclair, New Jersey. Her work is represented in the corporate collections of The Options Clearing Corporation in Chicago and Goldman Sachs in New York. She received her Bachelor of Fine Art from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and a Bachelor of Science from the University of Michigan.
Education
School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Bachelor of Fine Arts
Art Students League of New York, NY
Wayne State University, Master of Science Candidate
University of Michigan, Bachelor of Science in Education
Selected Exhibitions
2019
“Cast, Art and Objects, Humanity’s Most Transformative Process”, Wayne Art Center, Wayne, Pa
“Constructed Visions”, Bridgeport Art Center, Chicago, IL
“Narratives in Art”, The Rissman Kol Ami Gallery, NSS Beth El, Highland Park, IL
“Global Village”, Catholic Theological Union, Chicago, IL
“Inside/Outside”, The Art Center of Highland Park, IL
“Refreshing Feminism”, Woman Made Gallery, Chicago, IL
“Impromptu”, ARC Gallery, Chicago,IL
“Sculpture Walk”,Harbor Park, Kenosha, WI
2018
The Body in Art and Text, The Rissman Kol Ami Gallery, North Suburban Synagoge Beth El, Highland Park, IL
Sculpture Walk Biennial, Harbor Park, Kenosha, WI
2017
Skin and Bones; Surface and Structure, Noyes Cultural Center, Evanston, Illinois
Inside/Outside, Boundaries and Otherness, Spertus Museum of Judaica, Chicago,IL
Sculpture Walk Biennial, Kenosha, Wisconsin
Krasl Art Center Biennial Sculpture Invitational, St Joseph, MI
East on Central, Highland Park City Hall, Highland Park, IL
2016
Art for Social Change; Behind Walls, Oak Park Art League, Juror; Charles Gniech, Oak Park, IL
True to Form, Brauer Museum, Valparaiso University, jurors; Gregg Hertzleib, Gloria Ruff, Varlparasio, IN
Krasl Art Center Biennial Sculpture Invitational, St Joseph, MI
2015
Themes in Contemporary Sculpture, University of Wisconsin, Eau Claire, WI
Chicago Sculpture Exhibit (CSE), Lincoln Park, IL
2014
Nature’s Kaleidoscope, Heller Nature Center, Highland Park, IL
Sculpture on the Lawn, Evanston Art Center, Juror: Patrick Dougherty, Evanston, IL
Biennial Sculpture Exhibit, Chicago Sculpture International, Lewis University, Romeroville,IL
2013
Bodies by Design, Modification, Coercion and Resistance, Curator; Judy A. Langston, Koehnline Museum of Art, Des Plaines, IL
Chicago Sculpture International Biennial Exhibition, Bridgeport Art Center, Curator; Lelde Kalmite, Chicago, IL
6^3, Cliff Dwellers, Chicago, IL
The Artists at 3150, Highland Park, IL
Sculpture Chicago Parks, Grant Park, Chicago, IL
2012
Lakefront 2012, at the 23rd International Sculpture Center Conference, Juror, Richard Hunt, Chicago, IL
The Spirit of Hanukkah, Kol Ami Museum, North Suburban Synagogue Beth El, Highland Park, IL
Sacred Spaces, The Art Center of Highland Park, HP, IL
Small Works, Gallery 1837, Chicago, IL
litteSCULPTURE Show, at the 23rd International Sculpture Center Conference, Chicago, IL
6 to the Third, Expo Chicago 2012, Chicago, IL
Caffeine VI, Greenleaf Art Center, Chicago, IL
2011
From Generation to Generation, The Prairie Center for the Arts, Schaumburg, Il
12x12, The Art Center of Highland Park, First Place Award, HP, IL
We are the Artful Network, Tom Robinson Gallery, Chicago, IL
Gift of Hope, Artists Respond to Letters and Dispatches of Raoul Wallenberg, The Swedish American Museum, Chicago, IL
Avenue of Sculpture, Art Chicago, The Merchandise Mart, Chicago, IL
6” x 6” x6”, Art Chicago, The Merchandise Mart, Chicago, IL
2010
Urban Pulse, Tom Robinson Gallery, Chicago, IL
A Gathering of Waters; Artists Engage with Forms of Water Cited in Jewish Texts, The Beverly Art Center, Chicago, IL
5th Annual Highland Park Art Walk, Award, Juror, Lane Mattix, Highland Park, IL
Off Center, ARC Gallery, Jurors: Aaron Packer, Ann Rosen, Chicago, IL
2009
Common Threads; All Things Connected, CWCA, St Paul’s Cultural Center, Chicago, IL
2008
Chicago Art Open 2008, Merchandise Mart, Chicago, IL
Office of Cook County Treasurer, Group Exhibition AJAC, Chicago, IL
Insights into a Culture, American Jewish Artists Club, Jurors: Leopold Segedin, Ann Rosen and Dr. David Sokol, Cultural Center, Chicago, IL
2005
Light Up The Future, ORT, Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, IL
8th Annual Chicago Art Open 2005, Chicago, IL
Cherry is Best, Around the Coyote Gallery, Chicago, IL
2004
University of Michigan Alumni Artists, Woman Made Gallery, Chicago, IL
2003
Midwest Clay Guild, Terra Incognito Gallery, Oak Park, IL
2002
Hidden Faces, Exhibition of Masks, Curators: Martha Griffith, Diana Evenson, Carol Kazwick, Fine Line Arts Center, St.Charles, IL
911 Show, Jettsett Gallery, Chicago, IL
Midwest Clay Guild 30th Anniversary Exhibition, Evanston, IL
2000
25th Annual Alice and Arthur Baer Art Competition and Exhibition, Jurors: Marianne Deson and Susan Aurinko, Beverly Art Center, Chicago IL
Four Corners of the World, Jurors: Sharon Couzin, David Richards, Mary Lou Zelazny, SAIC, Chicago, IL
1999
Paint It Silver, ARC Gallery, Chicago, IL
Focus on the Arts, Highland Park High School, Highland Park, IL
1996
Potentiality, Activate the Art, A.R.C. Gallery, Chicago, IL
Mentorship Show, Artemisia Gallery, Chicago, IL
Small Works, Suburban Fine Art Center, Highland Park, IL
1994
In View, Cortesi Gallery, Highland Park, IL
Artist in Residence, Camp Ramah, Conover, WI
1993
Focus on the Arts, Highland Park High School, Highland Park, IL
1992
Around the Coyote ‘92, Chicago, IL
1988
Montclair Art Museum, First Place Sculpture, Juror, Robert J. Koenig, Director Montclair Art Museum, Montclair, NJ
1985
Summit, NJ Art Center, Juror, Richard Anuszkiewicz
Collections
Linda Kramer, Wilmette, IL
Arthur M. Cohen & Associates, Northbrook, IL
Bette S. Coleman, Evanston, IL
Goldman Sachs & Co., New York City, NY
The Options Clearing Corporation, Chicago, IL
Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Morchelles, Short Hills, NJ
Commissions
Eye Want, Chicago, IL
The Options Clearing Corporation, Chicago, IL
Awards
2011
First Place Award, 12x12 Exhibit, The Art Center of Highland Park, HP, IL
2008
Insights into a Culture, Louise and Maurice Yochim Award, Jurors: Leopold Segedin, Ann Rosen, Dr. David Sokol, Cultural Center, Chicago, IL
1999
Focus on the Arts, Invitational, Highland Park High School, Highland Park, IL
1995
Artemisia Gallery, Mentorship Program, Chicago, IL
1994
Artist in Residence, Camp Ramah, Conover, WI
1992
School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL, Studio Award
1988
Montclair Art Museum, First Place Sculpture, Juror, Robert J. Koenig, Director Montclair Art Museum, Montclair, NJ
1987
South Orange, NJ, Artistic Achievement Sculpture, Jurors: W. Carl Burger, Adolph Konrad
Publications
Cast: Art and Objects Made Using Humanity’s Most Transformational Process, Schiffer
Leslie Jacobs, Highland Park Artist Exhibiting in Three Venues, TribLocal.com, October 20, 2011
Leslie Jacobs, Highland Park Artist Chosen for Avenue of Sculptures at Art Chicago, TribLocal.com, April 21, 2011
The 2009 Alumni Calendar of Events, School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Joseph Aaron, “50 Years Later, The Question Now Is How To Remember”, The Chicago Jewish News, May 19-25, 1995:24
Anna Poplawska, “Chicago Art Open 2005”, Chicago Artists’ News, CAC, December 2005: 1
Freelance
Eye Want, Chicago, IL, fabricated, created mold, and cast eight sculptures in thermoplastics for store
Amrany-Rotblatt Studio, Highland Park, IL, Sculpted in high detail a number of realistic monumental figures and bas-reliefs for public sculpture commissions
The Options Clearing Company, Chicago, IL, designed and created two bronzes for Board-room